Philips MCW770 User manual

MCW770

Wireless PC Link Micro

Custom Installation

MCW770

Contents

Manual installation of the driver

for the wireless USB adapter, the

Philips Media Manager software

and the network setup ___________ 2

Installation of an additional audio

system or recovery if audio system

PC link settings are lost ________ 3–4

Installation of an additional PC server

or recovery of PC link settings

on your PC __________________ 4–5

Integration of MC W770 into an

existing (home) network _______ 6–9

Network utilities _______________ 10–13

Check connection ______________10

Change of USB port using the

MC W770 _________________ 10–11

Change of the wireless channel

___12–13

Using a different wireless network

adapter ______________________ 14–19

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Custom installation

Beside the Quick

installation there are also

Custom installation

menus for setting up

more complex

conﬁgurations.

– Integration of MC

W770 into an

existing network

– Add an additional

audio system

– Add an additional PC server

Manual installation of the driver for the wireless USB adapter, the Philips Media

Manager software and the network setup

These 3 installation steps perform the same functionality and have the same behaviour as the

quick installation (see

“Quick installation”) in a

single piece, except for

the following additional

window, which will

appear during the

network setup:

●Do not select Do not

perform automatic

setup for this type of

installation as this is necessary only to integrate the MC W770 into an existing network as

described later. Just click on Next to proceed.

Custom Installation Wireless PC link

Please use this kind of

installation only if you

are experienced in

setting up networks

with additional options:

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Installation of an additional audio system or recovery if audio system PC link

settings are lost

If you want to add an additional MC W770 or an equivalent audio system into your existing

MC W770 network, you can connect them to the same PC server without changing the

settings of the current PC link installation.This procedure can also be used when the PC link

settings have been lost on the audio set.

1Select Add additional Audio System in the Custom Installation menu and click on Install.

2➜The PC checks the

PC link conﬁguration

and the following

window appears:

Click on Next to

continue.

3➜After some time the

following window will

appear:

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4Press PC LINK Aon the additional audio system for at least 5 seconds until INSTALLING is

scrolled on the set.

➜The set searches for a connection to the PC.This can require up to about a minute.When

the connection is established, Next is activated.

Note: If the additional audio system is not an MC W770, please look at the user manual of the

device on how to enter the installation mode.

Click on Next.

5➜The installation steps

will be executed

automatically by the

PC. Afterwards PC

LINK and

COMPLETED are

displayed on the set

and the following

window will appear:

Click on Exit and the

installation is ﬁnished.

Installation of an additional PC server or recovery of PC link settings on your PC

If you want to use your MC W770(s) together with more than one PC, you have to install the

Philips Media Manager Software and the PC link setting on your PC. A wireless USB adapter is

required. If you want to use a different network adapter as bypacked with the MC W770

proceed according to chapter “Using a different wireless network adapter” (Please note that a

proper function cannot be guaranteed by using a different network adapter).This procedure

can also be used when your PC link settings on your PC are lost or destroyed.

If you use the bypacked wireless USB adapter proceed as follows:

1Enter the Custom installation menu on PC side, select Add New PC server and click on

Install.

➜You will be asked if you want to install the driver for the wireless USB adapter.

2If the driver is not installed and you want to use it: Click on Ye s .

➜The drivers will be installed and the PC has to be rebooted.

If the wireless USB adapter is already installed: Click on No.

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3If you have clicked on

No or the driver

installation is ﬁnished,

the Philips Media

Manager Software will

be installed.Then the PC

is rebooted and PC

conﬁgurations are

checked. Finally the

following window will

appear:

4Press PC LINK Aon the audio system for at least 5 seconds until INSTALLING is scrolled on

the set.

➜The set searches for a connection to the PC.This can require up to about a minute.When

the connection is

established, Next is

activated. Click on

Next.

5➜The following

window will appear:

Click on Exit and the

installation is ﬁnished.

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Integration of MC W770 into an existing (home) network

You can also install the MC W770 in any other, perhaps existing network, which is compliant to

the Wi-Fi or IEEE802.11b,g rules. Please use this kind of installation only if you are

experienced in handling wireless networks and experienced in setting up these

networks! In general there are 2 types of network modes: ad-hoc mode (used for direct

connections to PC’s) and infrastructure mode (used when you have accesspoint(s) in your

network). Both modes are supported.

Before starting this installation process:

– There should be a PC in the network having the dedicated Philips Media Manager Software

installed.Therefore install the Philips Media Manager software from the installation CD only.

– The wireless USB adapter has to be already installed and connected on the PC you use for

installation.

–You should have the

wireless settings for

your network like

SSID and WEP keys

available.

1Insert the installation

disc.The installation

guide will appear

automatically. If it does

not, start the installation

manually by running

setup_.exe from the

installation CD. Follow

the installation process

until the following

window appears:

Select Custom

Installation and click on

Install.

2➜The following window

appears.

Select Setup Network

and click again on Install.

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3➜The PC checks the

PC link conﬁguration

and, depending on

the PC conﬁguration,

the following window

will appear:

Following the

procedure will not

change your PC link

settings. Click on Next.

4➜The following

window appears:

Tick the option Do not

perform automatic

setup and then click on

Next.

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5➜The installation

procedure conﬁgures

your network

settings. Afterwards

the following window

appears:

6Press PC LINK Aon your MC W770 for at least 5 seconds until INSTALLING is scrolled on

the set.

➜The set searches for a connection to the PC.This can require up to about a minute.When

the connection is established, Next is activated.Click on Next.

7➜The PC will read out

the network

conﬁgurations.The

following window will

appear.

Select a network

conﬁguration, in the best

case an empty one (“”).

You should not select

STANDARD. Up to

5 network

conﬁgurations are

possible. In case all

network conﬁgurations

are used already, select

one that you don’t use

anymore. Click on edit.

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8➜If you have selected

edit, the following

window appears.

Enter your wireless

settings and click on

OK.Then click on Save

in the previous window.

It is recommended to

use WEP keys

encryption for network

security reasons.

Note:The active network

you have to select from

the MCW770 (refer to

the chapter ‘How to

select another network’)

9➜The new network

conﬁgurations are

stored in the MC

W770 and the

wireless settings on

your PC are

reconﬁgured.

Afterwards the

following window

appears:

The installation is

ﬁnished, click on Exit to

leave the installation

programme.

10 Your MC W770 is now able to connect to your network. Please note that music can only be

played from PCs in the same network having the dedicated Philips Media Manager Software

installed.

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Network utilities

Check connection

Perform a quick check of your wireless PC link connection.

Change of USB port using the MC W770

The installation of the MC W770 is optimised for the USB port used during installation.

Therefore the supplied wireless USB adapter should be connected only to this speciﬁc USB

port.

Changing the USB port can have the following disadvantages (Windows XP, 2000 and newer):

– Connecting MC W770 to your PC can require up to 2 minutes

– In some cases a new installation of wireless USB adapter driver can be necessary

If you nevertheless want to change the USB port (e.g. because you are using a USB hub),

proceed as described below.

1Connect the wireless USB adapter to the new USB port.

➜Windows will recognise it and will load the appropriate drivers.Windows may display a

warning that the driver is not approved by Microsoft (message differs with Windows

version). Ignore the message and continue with the installation.

00If the correct driver is not found, cancel and use Installation of the wireless USB adapter

in Custom installation ﬁrst.

2Enter Network

Utilities, select Install

different USB port

and click on Start.

➜The conﬁguration on

PC side is checked

and, depending on

the PC conﬁguration,

the following window

will appear:

Click on Next to

continue.

Wireless PC link

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